Being computer ________ means knowing what
computers can do and what they can't, knowing how they can benefit you and how they can harm
you, knowing when you can solve computer problems and when you have to call for
help.

a.

. integrated

c.

self-aware

b.

savvy

d.

cognizant

5.

Technology that consists of electromagnetic devices
and systems for communicating over long distances is known as ________.

a.

communications technology

c.

internet

b.

information
technology

d.

networking

6.

What interconnected system of computers all over
the world supports specially formatted documents in multimedia form?

a.

internet

c.

wide
area network

b.

World Wide
Web

d.

local area network

7.

What term was coined to apply to the comparative
study of automatic control systems, such as the brain/nervous system and mechanical-electrical
communications system?

a.

information technology

c.

cyberspace

b.

multimedia

d.

cybernetics

8.

The term that refers to the use of a computer or
some other information device, connected through a network, to access information and services is
________.

a.

telecommuting

c.

online

b.

chatting

d.

email

9.

Which of the following devices allows users to make
phone calls, send text messages, browse the World Wide Web, and obtain news, research, music, photos,
movies, TV programs?

a.

teleputers

c.

smartphones

b.

cellphones

d.

modems

10.

Among the payoffs of being computer savvy are
________.

a.

You will know how to make better buying
decisions.

c.

You will know how to use the internet more
effectively.

b.

You will know how
to protect yourself against online villains.

d.

All of
these.

11.

At the college level, the great majority–
________percent– of students own their own computer.

a.

55|%

c.

75%

b.

65%

d.

85%

12.

In 1964, the special characters ________ and
________ were added to the keypad of the cellphone.

a.

*, #

c.

*,
%

b.

$, @

d.

$,
!

13.

Most people use PCs mainly for
________.

a.

downloading

c.

email

b.

programming

d.

music

14.

An avatar is a(n) ___________.

a.

electronic puppet

c.

computer depiction of a human

b.

robotic advice giver

d.

None of
these

15.

Which of the following is the name given to online
education programs?

a.

remote classes

c.

distance learning

b.

i-classes

d.

online correspondence
courses

16.

Which of the following is NOT considered a part of
cyberspace?

a.

internet

c.

snail
mail

b.

World Wide Web

d.

conference
calls

17.

What has been the main development in the
Information Age?

a.

internet

c.

e-commerce

b.

television

d.

newspapers

18.

Which of the following is NOT an application of
information technology?

a.

sending a picture via email

c.

listening to internet radio

b.

storing data on a CD

d.

shopping
online

19.

Medical care delivered via telecommunications is
called __________.

a.

e-medicine

c.

web
medicine

b.

remote medicine

d.

telemedicine

20.

Which of the following is NOT a part of
cyberspace?

a.

telephones

c.

newspapers

b.

World Wide
Web

d.

internet

21.

Which of the following is NOT a form of
communications technology?

a.

radio

c.

automobiles

b.

telephone

d.

. internet

22.

Electronic payments of as little as 25 cents in
transactions are called ________ and are used to buy goods and services in transactions for which it
is uneconomical to use a credit card.

a.

mini-payments

c.

micropayments

b.

midi-payments

d.

macropayments

23.

Something that is created, simulated, or carried on
by means of a computer or computer network is said to be ________.

a.

cybernetic

c.

virtual

b.

robotic

d.

electromechanical

24.

Which of the following devices is a programmable,
multiuse machine that converts raw facts and figures into information we can use?

a.

modem

c.

smartphone

b.

computer

d.

router

25.

High-capacity computers with hundreds of thousands
of processors that can perform more than one trillion calculations per second are called
________.

a.

desktop computers

c.

laptops

b.

supercomputers

d.

workstations

26.

Expensive, powerful computers generally used for
complex scientific, mathematical, and engineering calculations and for computer-aided design and
computer-aided manufacturing are called ________.

a.

desktop computers

c.

microcomputers

b.

supercomputers

d.

workstations

27.

Water- or air-cooled computers that cost $5,000 to
$5 million and vary in size from small to medium to large depending on their use are called
________.

a.

workstations

c.

personal computers

b.

microcomputers

d.

mainframe
computers

28.

Computers costing $500 to $5,000 that can fit next
to a desk, on a desk, or be carried around are called ________.

a.

workstations

c.

minicomputers

b.

mainframes

d.

personal
computers

29.

A central computer that holds collections of data
and programs for connecting or supplying services to PCs, workstations, and other devices is called a
________.

a.

client

c.

slave

b.

master

d.

server

30.

Devices such as PCs and workstations that are
connected to a server are called ________.

a.

clients

c.

slaves

b.

masters

d.

servers

31.

Tiny, specialized microprocessors installed in
"smart" appliances and automobiles are called ________.

The computer circuitry that temporarily holds data
waiting to be processed is known as ________.

a.

primary storage

c.

CPU

b.

secondary storage

d.

motherboard

65.

The results of a computer's processing are
called ________.

a.

data

c.

memory

b.

input

d.

output

66.

The instructions that tell a computer how to
perform a task are called ________.

a.

software

c.

tasks

b.

hardware

d.

input

67.

Which of the following is NOT an output
device?

a.

speaker

c.

scanner

b.

printer

d.

monitor

68.

A storage device that uses laser technology to read
data from optical disks is called a ________.

a.

hard disk

c.

compact
disk

b.

floppy disk

d.

zip disk

69.

When a user enters monthly bills into a family
finance computer program, these amounts are considered to be ________.

a.

information

c.

input

b.

memory

d.

output

70.

When a user prints out a report for class, the
report would be ________.

a.

input

c.

output

b.

data

d.

software

71.

To send a picture by email, the user will use a
________.

a.

printer

c.

scanner

b.

speaker

d.

modem

72.

When playing games on the computer, the user is
using ________ software.

a.

application

c.

financial

b.

system

d.

business

73.

What kind of storage is used to save a term paper
for later editing?

a.

primary

c.

caching-only

b.

secondary

d.

read-only

74.

A user should place a new sound card in the system
unit in the ________.

a.

hard drive

c.

expansion slot

b.

CD drive

d.

memory chip

75.

A user wants to work on a term paper on the
computer in the library as well as on the home PC. Which of the following should the user store it on
to make it portable?

a.

CD

c.

modem

b.

hard disk

d.

printer

76.

Which of the following is a list of peripheral
devices?

a.

system unit, CD drive, DVD drive

c.

floppy disk, Zip drive, motherboard

b.

printer, CD drive, DVD drive

d.

modem, DVD,
operating system

77.

Which of the following is NOT a basic computer
operation?

a.

input

c.

output

b.

getting on the internet

d.

storage

78.

Which of the following is NOT a place to store
data?

a.

zip disk

c.

DVD

b.

secondary storage

d.

motherboard

79.

The ability to link computers to one another by
communication lines providing online information access is called ________.

a.

interactivity

c.

convergence

b.

connectivity

d.

personalization

80.

The two-way communication through which a user can
respond to information received and modify the process is called ________.

a.

interactivity

c.

convergence

b.

connectivity

d.

personalization

81.

The combination of several industries (computers,
communication, consumer electronics, entertainment, and mass media) through various devices that
exchange data in the format used by computers is ________.

a.

portability

c.

convergence

b.

connectivity

d.

personalization

82.

Which of the following is NOT a direction of
communications development?